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Pallassana | |
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village | |
  Pallassana Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Pallassana Pallassana (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:10°38′10″N76°39′35″E / 10.636111°N 76.659722°E /10.636111; 76.659722 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pallasana Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.37 km2 (11.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,581 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 678505 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-70 |
Pallassana is a village andgram panchayat in thePalakkad District, state ofKerala, India.[1] It is close toKollengode Town andKoduvayur and beside the riverGayatri, one of the tributaries ofBharatapuza. It is primarily notable for being the location of theMeenkulathi Temple. Pallassana is a known hub of artists of various folklore like Kanyarkali and Porattukali etc. Late Dwaraka Krishnan Kongassery Asaan and his contemporaries are remembered worldwide for their talented dedication to the art form. Pallassana is also famous for having percussion artists (Chenda). There are genius talents like Late Padmanabha Marar, Late Kalamandalam Chandra Mannadiar and many next generation artists.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Pallassena had a population of 23,729 with 11,785 males and 11,944 females.[2][1] WhereasSC population is 5,340.[1]
Onathallu or Avittathallu is afestival celebrated by the natives of Pallassana Desham in the Chittur Thaluk inPalakkaddistrict, in thesouthernmost state ofIndia,Kerala. The festival is atradition followed by the natives of theregion in commemoration of the numerouswars they led and fought as part of thearmy of theKolathiris. The name Pallassana refers to the fact that the group historically constituted the Pallava Sena or the Pallava Army, which eventually morphed into Pallassana or Pallasena, as it is known today.The tradition involves an enactment or warlike performances by men of the Naircommunity at the Vettakaruman Devaswom temple premises. andOBC community perform in thallumannam. The key component of the performance involves men pairing up and, under the guidance and supervision ofelders in the community, enacting physical combat,war cries and battle-like behaviour. This is seen as a vazhivaadu by the men involved, and is a highly revered and attended festival during the Avittam nakshatra ofOnam in puthankavu and thiruvonam nakshatra of Onam in thallumannam.
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